(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers, working with the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment and the University of Bern, have investigated how trifluoroacetic acid forms in the atmosphere and accumulates in water systems. Using long-term measurements and advanced modeling, the study … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, atmospheric modeling, Empa, Empa Study Reveals Rising Atmospheric Formation of Persistent PFAS Compound TFA, environmental persistence, FOEN, forever chemicals, groundwater, HFOs, hydrofluoroolefins, pesticide degradation, PFAS, precipitation, refrigerants, Stefan Reimann, Stephan Henne, surface water, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, TFA, Trifluoroacetic Acid, University of Bern
(IN BRIEF) Empa researcher Robert Zboray has been appointed titular professor at the University of Bern, effective December 1, 2025. Zboray lectures in biomedical engineering and advanced X-ray imaging and leads a research group at Empa’s Center for X-ray Analysis. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3D tumor imaging, advanced X-ray imaging, AI diagnostics, biomedical engineering, Center for X-ray Analysis, Empa, Empa Imaging and Image Analysis Platform, multi-energy X-ray technology, multimodal imaging, pathology innovation, personalized medicine, Robert Zboray, thyroid cancer, titular professor, Titular professorship awarded to Empa scientist Robert Zboray as research in multimodal X-ray imaging advances, University of Bern
(IN BRIEF) Empa will lead the ACHIEVE consortium, the winner of Switzerland’s SWEET funding program’s Net-Zero call, to address hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions in sectors such as industry and agriculture. The project brings together 14 partners from academia, business, and civil … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ACHIEVE consortium, agriculture, BAFU, Biomass, carbon capture, CCUS, circular economy, CLB Switzerland, CO2 emissions, decarbonization, Empa, Empa and Partners Secure CHF 30.6 Million SWEET Funding for Innovative Climate Solutions Targeting Hard-to-Abate Emissions, Empa to Lead ACHIEVE Consortium in Developing Scalable Solutions for Switzerland’s Hard-to-Abate CO₂ Emissions, energy transition, ETH Zurich, FOEN, Fourteen Partners Join Forces in Empa-Led ACHIEVE Consortium to Drive Switzerland’s Net-Zero Transition, HEIG-VD, INFRAS, Nathalie Casas, net zero, Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, Risk Dialogue Foundation, SFOE, Storra Dynamics, SUPSI, SWEET program, Switzerland, TBF+Partner, University of Bern, University of Geneva, University of Neuchâtel, WSL
(IN BRIEF) Jakob Schwiedrzik has been appointed head of Empa’s Laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics, bringing interdisciplinary expertise in mechanical engineering, biomechanics, and materials science. A long-time Empa researcher and leader of the Architectured Materials group, Schwiedrzik focuses on improving ceramic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printing of ceramics, appointment, Architectured Materials, biomaterials, biomedical implants, bone micromechanics, catalysis, ceramic microstructure, ceramics research, CO2 capture, ductility in ceramics, Empa, energy storage, environmental technology, EPFL, ETH Zurich, Jakob Schwiedrzik, Laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics, leadership, mechanical engineering, Thomas Graule, University of Bern
(IN BRIEF) The Beyond EPICA 23/24 team has initiated the third drilling season at Little Dome C in Antarctica, located near the Concordia Station. This international research project, led by the Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Alfred Wegener Institute, Andrea Ceinini, Antarctica®, Beyond EPICA Project, British Antarctic Survey, Carlo Barbante, Cnr Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Enea, Federico Scoto, Fortunat Joos, Gunther Lawer, Iben Koldtoft, Ines Gay, IPEV, James Veale, Johannes Lemburg, Julien Westhoff, Matthias Hüther, Michaela Mühl, Olivier Alemany, partnership, Philippe Possenti, Rémi Dallmayr, Saverio Panichi, sustainability, Tamara Gerber, Third Ice Core Drilling Season, University of Bern, University of Copenhagen
(PRESS RELEASE) SCHINDELLEGI, Switzerland, 25-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne + Nagel International AG announces that Dr. Thomas Staehelin, a member of its Board of Directors, no longer stands for re-election to the Board of Directors. Dr. Staehelin’s mandate after forty-two … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Board of Directors, Dominik Bürgy, Dr. Joerg Wolle, Dr. Thomas Staehelin, Ernst & Young Switzerland, Kuehne + Nagel International AG, People Partner Tax, Tax & Legal Switzerland, Tax Leadership team, University of Bern
(PRESS RELEASE) BERN, 20-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — An innovative project called ProTex will receive CHF 2 million funding grant from BRIDGE Discovery. ProTex relies on highly sensitive portable sensors that use light to measure oxygen saturation in the blood. Those portable sensors will help prevent … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Investment, News, Science, Switzerland
Tagged bedridden patients, bedsores, BRIDGE Discovery, funding, grant, Guido Piai, Innosuisse, Luciano Boesel, oxygen saturation in the blood, paraplegia, portable sensors, pressure injuries, ProTex, smart clothing, Smart sensors, Swiss National Science Foundation, textile, textile sensors, ulcers, University of Bern, Ursula Wolf
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